Friday, September 23, 2016

ARE WE SLEEPY???

An interesting story from the book of Acts chapter 20 beginning with verse 7. Let me read from the Amplified Bible after having read the following verses from the King James Bible. And on the first day of the week when we were assembled together to break bread ,meaning the Lord's Supper... The Apostle Paul discoursed with them intending to leave the next morning in other words he was preaching a message and he kept on with his message until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled. And there was a young man named EU tychus sitting in the window it was born down with deep sleep ,as Paul kept on talking still longer. And finally completely overcome by sleep the man fell down from the third story and was picked up dead! The apostle Paul went down and bent over him and embraced him saying make No ado, his life is within him. Those were verses 7 through 10 of the 20th chapter of the book of Acts. Nothing truly humorous here this is a very serious matter. Yet I couldn't help but think of those that get drowsy and actually fall asleep in a church service while preacher is bringing the message. I've been guilty a time or two in my life. Of getting drowsy but not falling completely to sleep. Notice Paul went down reached out to the man and his life came back to him. I say for those prone to sleep during church services that you read your Bible more pray more be prepared get excited increase your passion for the word be used of God and perhaps we can stay awake. This was not a message for me to be judgmental of my fellow brothers or sisters.Falling asleep is an issue i've seen for years,and those of us awake should try to be there when they get life back in them.Sorry but i found it inspiring to find a story actually in the scriptures concerning falling asleep during a long-winded message. Oh by the way the Apostle Paul went ahead and broke bread... Had the Lord's Supper. Sleeping in church long-winded messages but yet the Lord's Supper was not ignored. My prayer: My Heavenly Father, let all of us remember that no matter what occurs at church whether it be a little bit of discourse disagreement or long-winded sermons that, most likely we need... That we will obey and remember that it's not about us it's about Jesus Christ therefore let us break bread and remember His sacrifice for all of us Amen.

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